Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 29 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Guided by a strong vision of equitable and resilient systems that respond to people’s needs and emerging threats, URC helps countries and local actors to build, implement, and sustain science-driven, scalable solutions. Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical expertise to empower governments, communities, and service providers toward strengthening their own health and social systems and improve service quality. We aim to expand access to and improve the quality of services, addressing maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health; global health security and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene. In our interactions with each other and our clients, we stay true to our values for transformative change by focusing on:
• Creativity: by unleashing our creativity, we enhance engagement and interaction to improve problem-solving.
• Collaboration: not only our work towards the same vision and mission instill staff with a strong sense of purpose, but also enables us to complement each other’s skills and allocate work to maximize everyone’s strengths.
• Accountability: we hold ourselves responsible for accomplishing goals, completing assignments, and making decisions.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion: we embrace the importance of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, where our leadership and staff model behavior that enriches our organization, demonstrates respect for all people, and supports opportunities for all staff.
• Transparency: we understand that when employees deeply trust one another and their leaders, they will be more engaged in their roles because they will not be worried about unfair treatment.

Overview:
URC is searching for an experienced consultant with full-time availability to assist the HQ Finance Department for the voucher review and clearing of the voucher exceptions for some projects in Uganda.

Objectives and tasks:
The purpose of this consultancy is to support URC with the following activities:
Catch up the review of the vouchers for some Uganda projects.
Address all the voucher exceptions.

Specific Tasks:
• Review all the project generated vouchers in FMT to identify any potential exceptions.
• Assist in clearing all the outstanding voucher exceptions.
• Propose alternatives to resolve long outstanding voucher issues.
• Coordinate with HQ Field Finance Coordinator and Associate Director Field Finance on additional tasks.

Additional specific tasks under this consultancy will be discussed with the Consultant prior to issue.

Deliverables:
• Under this Scope of Work, the consultant will be responsible for the following deliverables:
• Updated and current the voucher review as of September 2023.
• Cleared Voucher exception Report as of September 2023.
• Provide daily updates on the progress of the assignment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• URC is looking for an experienced professional with previous experience working either with the US Government funded programs, in an audit firm, as an internal auditor or an accountant.
• Knowledge and experience working with USAID and other major donors preferred.
• Familiarity with compliance to Federal Acquisitions Regulations.
• Strong communication skills.

Qualifications:
Required Experience and Qualifications
• Bachelors degree in accounting, business or finance or a related field or its equivalent.
• Excellent writing skills and familiarity with vouchers
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple, simultaneous tasks; strong attention to details; ability to work under pressure and tight time deadlines.


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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